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Application filed March 24;, 1917. Serial No. 157,066.

To all wiwm it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX A. BUoH, a subject of-the Emperor of Germany,residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Removable Window Structures forAutomobiles, and declare the following to be a fullfc ear, tion of thesame, such as skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification.

This invention relates to removable-window structures for automobiles 1he necessity of providing a removable window structure in place ofcurtains for winter use'has been lately quite generally recognized, andefforts have been made along this line.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a unit windowstructure for each side, which can be very readily applied to anordinary collapsing top or folding hood. The Windows are arranged sothat they slide longitudinally of the vehicle to allow egress or ingressfrom or into either the front or rear seats. .Thiswill more fully appearin the specification following.

In the drawings,-

Figure l is a side elevation of the unit window structure of thetwo-sash type showing it applied to a collapsible top.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the line 2, 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line 3, 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the three-sash unit.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section on the line 5, 5 of Fig. 45. i

Fig. 6 is a vertical cross sectionthrough the three panels where theyoverlap.

Fig. 7 is a vertical cross section through the center post and throughthe overlapping windows shown in Fig. 1.

The panels or sashes in each form of construction are arranged to slideon telescoping rods a. Take, for instance, the twosash type, the frontend of the outer telescoping section is provided with threads forscrewinginto. the windshield post 6 and the inner. telescoping sectionis provided with a slot adapted to fit over the turn-button c on therear how. This, it will be evident, vcrv quickly fits the unit to thecar as the and exact descripwill enable others center post d is providedwith the dowel pins 6 which drop into the dowel holes in rod a and isprovided with a rear bracket it" winch runs over the top of the rearsash and engages with the inner section of the telescoping rod. The rearor inner sash z is pro vided with a front bracket m and a rear bracket awhich engage the telescopingrod.

It will be noted that the telescoping rod passes through the innerupright g, and this member acts as a support for the telescoping rodwhere the two sections join. On the top of the center post d is provideda pivoted clip 0 which may be swung down over the forward outrigger bowof the one-man top to steady the post at at the .top.

At the bottom of the sashes are a pair of movable telescoping rods, thatis to say, the

sections ofthese rods move in and out when the windows are slid back andforth. These sections are depicted in Fig. 3. It will be seen that theinner solid rod 7) is fastened at its rear end to the rear of the rearsash a" and at its front end engages in the. outer or sleeve-likesection q, which is fastened at its front end to the front end of thefront sash h. The front end of the rear sash i is provided withv a.slotted bracket "r which slides on the crutside of the tubulartelescoping section 9.

In Figs. 4, 5 and 6 the three-sash type embodying my invention is shown.In this form of construction in place of the center pillar, a centersash s is used. This is provided with brackets having set screws 25which fit on to the inside of the bow construction at the top and thedowel pins and dowel holes 'are provided at the bottom. The top andbottom sash rails of the front and rear windows are provided withlongitudinal bores so as to make these sashes slidable on telescopingrods a, a, which are in the case of the three-sash construction, two innumber, and whose inner ends are fastened to brackets u on the inside ofthe center sash. At the bottom in the three rash unit, the rod sectionsare not fastened to r the car at the front and rear but slide with thesashes, as indicated in connection with the two sash unit.

What I claim is:

1. In a removable glass side structure for vehicle bodies, thecombination of an extensible rod removably securable between thewindshield and the rear of the top, a center member for supporting therod, and sashes slidable with respect to said center member and intooverlapped relation upon the extensible rod.

2. In a removable glass side structure for vehicle bodies, thecombination. of an extensible rod for fitting between the windshield andthe rear of ber supporting the middle of the rod, sashes slidable uponthe extensible rod with respect to the center member and into overlappedrelation, and means for detachably securing the center member to thebody.

3. In a removable glass side structure for the top, a center mem- 4vehicle bodies, the combination of an extensible rod which can be fittedbetween the windshield and the rear of the top, a center member forupholding the middle of the rod and provided with means for engaging thebow structure at the to and means for detaehably engaging the body atthe bottom, and sliding sashes sliding through the centier;1 member andsliding'upon the extensible ro 4:. In a removable glass side structurefor vehicle bodies, thecombination of an extensible rod fitted betweenthe windshield and the rear of the top, sliding sashes rovided withbrackets at the top adapte to slide on said extensible rod, and rods atthe bottom of the sashes some of whose sections are telescopingand arefastened to the sashes so as to slide in and out with the sashes.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification.

MAX A. BUCH

